Our Story

The Guelph Guild of Storytellers (GGS) was founded in 1984 by a small group of Guelph authors and tellers, including Robert Munsch, Jean Little and Ann Estill. Now, decades later, it continues to champion storytelling with the same spirit of love for the spoken word and desire to share stories to entertain, engage, inspire wonder, curiosity, and appreciation, to spark imagination, and to inform. From the beginning, the search was for adult audiences to share and nurture the ancient art and to encourage tellers of all levels. For years, members regularly got together to build and polish stories, often around a theme; to plan programs for the year; and to organize an events calendar. Currently, a steering committee of seven members stand on the shoulders of these originators. They proudly continue the tradition of monthly planning meetings to organize group events.